| AUTECIOUS | • AUTECIOUS adj. of parasites, completing the entire life cycle on a single species of host. |
| AUTECISMS | • AUTECISM n. the development of the entire life cycle of a parasite on a single host, also AUTOECISM. |
| AUTEURISM | • auteurism n. (Film) A theory that considers a work of cinema or television as the work of its director, rather than… • AUTEURISM n. the profession of auteur, film director. |
| AUTEURIST | • auteurist adj. (Film) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of auteurism. • auteurist n. (Film) A proponent of auteurism. • AUTEURIST n. a film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory, also AUTEUR. |
| BEAUTEOUS | • beauteous adj. (Literary, formal) beautiful. • BEAUTEOUS adj. beautiful. |
| CAUTELOUS | • cautelous adj. (Obsolete) Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily. • cautelous adj. (Obsolete) Cautious, careful. • CAUTELOUS adj. (obsolete) cautious, prudent. |
| CAUTERANT | • cauterant n. Any cauterizing substance. • CAUTERANT n. a cauterizing substance. |
| CAUTERIES | • cauteries n. Plural of cautery. • CAUTERY n. something used to destroy tissue. |
| CAUTERISE | • cauterise v. To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric current or a caustic agent. • CAUTERISE v. to burn or sear with heat or a caustic substance, esp. in surgical operations, also CAUTERIZE. |
| CAUTERISM | • cauterism n. (Archaic) The use or application of a caustic; cautery. • CAUTERISM n. the use or application of a caustic. |
| CAUTERIZE | • cauterize v. (American spelling, Canadian spelling, Oxford) To burn, sear, or freeze tissue using a hot iron, electric… • CAUTERIZE v. to burn or sear with heat or a caustic substance, esp. in surgical operations, also CAUTERISE. |
| FAUTEUILS | • fauteuils n. Plural of fauteuil. • FAUTEUIL n. (French) an enclosed seat in theatre. |
| PAHAUTEAS | • PAHAUTEA n. (Maori) a small pyramid-shaped New Zealand conifer. |
| SAUTEEING | • sauteeing v. Present participle of sautee. • sautéeing v. Present participle of sautée. • SAUTE v. (French) to fry in a small amount of fat. |
| SAUTERNES | • sauternes n. Plural of sauterne. • Sauternes prop.n. A region of France known for producing dessert wines. • Sauternes n. A wine produced in Sauternes, such as the prestigious Château d’Yquem. |
| TAUTENING | • tautening v. Present participle of tauten. • tautening n. The act of making something taut. • TAUTEN v. to make taut. |